WEEKEND: Peninsula College offers variety of activities starting today as part of Dream Month

Published 12:01 am Friday, January 15, 2016

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 15.

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College plans a variety of events in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The events are part of Dream Month, said Kari Desser, college communication coordination specialist.

“The birth month of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be a time for reflection, awareness and discussion of opportunities for equity and social justice at Peninsula College,” Desser said.

All are free and open to the public.

The first event is today.

“Princess Angeline” by Makah filmmaker Sandra Osawa will be screened at 7 p.m. in the Little Theater at the Port Angeles campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

The film highlights the continued efforts of the Duwamish people to gain federal recognition.

Other activities scheduled are:

■ A Studium Generale presentation by Jerod Grant, director of the Diversity and Equity Center at Everett Community College — 12:25 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, in the Little Theater.

■ “The Cherokee Word for Water,” screened at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, in the Maier Performance Hall on the Port Angeles campus.

The film tells the story of Wilma Mankiller, the first modern woman chief of the Cherokee Nation.

Charlie Soap and Kristina Kiehl, the director and producer of the film, will be present for a discussion.

The film also will be shown at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 in the Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden in Port Townsend, and at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Jamestown S’Klallam Community Center.

For information about the screenings Jan. 25 and Jan. 27, contact the Port Townsend Film Festival at 360-379-1333.

More information about the film can also be found at its website, www.cw4w.com.

■ Dreams Into Action workshop — 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the conference room, J-47, at the Pirate Union Building, known as the PUB.

Led by Kriska Obermiller, the workshop will provide opportunities for students to reflect, discuss and take action in a number of ways that range from signing up for beach cleanup efforts on Earth Day to volunteering to work with homeless youth to planning future efforts.

Dream Month events are co-sponsored by the Magic of Cinema, the Associated Student Council, Studium Generale, Longhouse and the Diversity Alliance Club.

For more information, contact Kate Reavey at kreavey@pencol.edu or 360-417-6489.